Skylight.



No. r,788,588. Y PATENTED MAY 2, 19057t F. C. KASCH @z W. EBERHARD.

SKYLIGHT.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 25, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

FREDERICK C. KASOH AND WILLIAM EBERHARD, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE KASOH ROOFING COMPANY, OF AKRON,

OHIO.

SKYLIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,538, dated May 2, 1905.

Application filed May 25, 1904:. Serial No. 299.762.

To all whom, l; mJy/,l cri/werft.-

Be it known that we, FREDERICK (l. KAsoI-I and WILLIAM EBERIIARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Skylights, of which the following is a com plete specification.

Our invention relatesto the construction of skylights for buildings.

The objects of our invention are to provide a new bar and connecting mechanism for holding the translucent material forming the main body of the skylight so that at all times the leakag'e due to capillary action is reduced to a minimum without resorting to any sealing agent, such as putty, and by the use of which any water due to leakage which shall accumulate on the inside of the skylight will always find its way into the hollow portion of the bar, from whence it is carried to the roof of the building.

Another object is to provide suitable mechanism in connection with the supporting-bars of a skylight whereby any desired portion of the skylight may be raised or lowered at any time without disturbing the plates of translucent material in order to Inaintain the entire surface of the skylight in a smooth perfeet incline, and thereby do away with all depressions and raised places therein, which are 'at all times a source of weakness in the general structure and a fruitful cause of leakage.

A further object is to provide an improved means for cushioning the devices used in holding the plates of translucent material in position in the skylight, and as a final object to lgenerally provide a new and improved bar for the purpose stated which can be readily 4made and placed in position and which will vwhen so placed have easily-actuated mechanism for holding', raising, and lowering the main body of the light-admitting material of which the skylight is composed at any point with the least amount of skill and labor yet attainable and to embody with' this bar other and further valuable features to fully and perfectly carry into operation the hereinbefore-mentioned objects.

To the accomplishment of the aforesaid objects our invention consists in the new and peculiar arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts hereinafter described, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference-nuluerals indicate like parts in both figures, Figure l is a transverse vertical section of our improved bar and connected mechanism for sustainingI the skylight, and Fig. 2 a section at the line X.

In the construction of the ordinary skylight in common use there are placed bars designed to extend on an incline from the side of the opening in the roof to be lighted to the central ridge-beam, serving as supports for the plates of light-admitting material, as well as drains for the water which works through between the joints of the structure.

In the drawings, l is a trough-shaped body of metal, preferably of rolled or pressed sheetsteel, having slightly outwardly -inclined sides, generally wider apart at the top than at the bottom. The bottoms of these bars l may be fiat, as shown in Fig. l by dotted lines, or made with an u pturned integral ridge or projection 2, longitudinally parallel with the sides of the bar. These bars are preferably Inade in one piece and of suflicient length to extend from the ridge-beam to and over thc edge of the frame or box surrounding the skylight-opening. The centers of these bars in placing' them are separated from one another a distance slightly exceeding the width of the glass or similar translucent substance which is 4to be mounted between them. At proper intervals in these b ars are bridges or braces 3, extending across between the sides thereof, to which they are held by bolts 4, and the portions of these braces 3 which abut against the sides of the bar l are flattened out' for strength, and from thence inwardly extend relatively narrow neck portions, which terminate in an enlarged central body. Vertically through this central body is an opening which has at the bottom an enlarged countersunk opening connected therewith. Vithin this o peningis placed a threaded bolt 5, the head of which is arranged to seat in the enlarg'ed countersunk portion of the opening, and the body of the bolt is freely movable in the opening, being less in diameter, so that the sides thereof do not encounter the sides of the opening. This bolt 5 is held from downward movement by the upturned 'ridge 2 when that form of bar is used and by a table 6 (indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l) when the fiat-bottom bar is used. On each bolt 5 is then screwed a nut 7, having' an elongated head, which is turned as in Fig. 2, so that the long ends are in line with the bar 2. Upon the nuts 7 and perforated to pass over the bolts 5 are supports 8, preferably made of thin sheet metal with a center ridge formed along its entire length and having extending from said ridge approximately horizontal sides with downwardly and inwardly turned edges. Along both sides of the ridge in the support 8 and resting on the horizontal portions thereof are cushions 9, made of long narrow strips of metal bent to a zigzag line. Upon these cushions 9 are placed the outer edges of the sheets l0 of glass or equivalent material of which the main body of the skylight is composed. The edges of the sheets of glass l0 may extend inwardly, so as te touch the ridge on the support 8, as indicated in dotted lines, or be separated therefrom, as shown in Fig. l in full lines. Over the space between the sheets of glass lO is placed a strip of sheet metal l1, forming a cap to cover the joint. This cap has a central ridge, which is perforated and is placed in position with the bolts 5 passing through the perfor-ations therein. On the bolts 5 are nuts which when screwed down serve to force the cap ll upon the sheets of glass l0 and form therewith as nearly as possible a water-tight joint, the sides of the cap being approximately horizontally formed wings with rounded edges.

The tops of the bolts 5 are squared or formed flat on two sides to receive a wrench for the purpose of revolving them at pleasure.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that any moisture that works Linder the cap 11 will follow the glass and pass onto the cushions 9 and supports 8, from whence it will drip into the hollow bar 1, which being' on an incline deposits it on the roof outside of the skylight-opening.

In the drawings the nut 7 is shown as resting upon the central portion of the brace 3, which is the lowest position which it can be placed in; but in actual practice when a skylight is built the nut 7 is generally raised slightly by rotating the bolt 5, which also raises the entire skylight around this particular point, thus allowing a limited amount of raising or lowering of portions thereof later should an adjustment be necessary.

In constructing' a skylight with our improved bars the bars l, with the braces 3 fastened iii place, are firmly attached to the ridgebeam and to the frame surrounding the opening to be covered and also to anysupporting purlins which may be necessary. 'The nuts 7 are screwed onto the bolts 5, and supports S are laid in position, the bolts 5 projecting therethrough. rEhe cushions 9 are laid along on each side of the center ridge on the supports 9 and the sheets of glass l0 laid on the cushions. The caps l1 and nuts 12 are next placed in position and the entire side of the skylight is brought into a true plane by individually rotating the various bolts 5 by a wrench or its equivalent applied tothe upper ends thereof. The raising of the nuts 7 by the revolution of the bolts 5 also raises the supported glass in those portions of the structure which are too low, and the lowering of those places which may happen to be too high is accomplished by reversing the motion of the bolts 5. Lastly the nuts l2 are screwed down firmly on caps ll. If at any time for any reason any portion of the skylight becomes depressed yor elevated enough to render it unsafe, leaky, or unsightly, a few minutes of careful work by an operative using a wrench on the bolts 5 will bring the main plane of the skylight to a true line.

That we claim isl. A bar for skylight and analogous uses consisting of a supporting-bar and adjustable means mounted thereon at intervals supporting the translucent material and individually capable of manipulation.

2. An improvement in skylights and analogous devices consisting of a supporting means, individually-adjustable means mounted on said supporting means, supports for the translucent material of the skylight mounted on said adjustable means and means to permit the manipulation of said adjustable means from the outside of said skylight.

3. The combination in a device of the class named, of a supporting-bar, adjustable means mounted at intervals on said bar, supporting means on said adjustable means, cushioning means on said supporting means to hold the translucent material of the skylight and means to hold said translucent material on said cushioning means.

4. The combination in a device of the class named of a supporting-bar, adjustable means mounted at intervals on said bar, supporting means on said adjustable means, secondary supporting means mounted on and extending between said first-named supporting means, cushions on said last-named means for the reception of the translucent material of the skylight and means for holding said material on said cushioning means.

5. The combination with a supporting-bar of a skylight, of a number of individually-adjustable means mounted thereon, supporting means on said adjustable means arranged to be moved by the manipulation of said adjustable means and cushioning devices on said IOO IIO

supporting means arranged to receive and support the translucent material of the skylight.

6. The combination in a device of the class named of the supportingbars, braces or bridges mounted at intervals thereon, bolts mounted freely in said braces, nuts meshing on said bolts, supports mounted on said nuts and sustained thereby, cushions for the translucent material and nuts on said bolts to bear on said caps substantially as shown and described.

7. The combination with a skylight made up of sheets or pieces of translucent material and a series of supporting-bars therefor, of means connecting said material and bars capable of raising' and lowering desired portions of said material. Y

8. The combination in a device of the class designated, of a supporting-bar, adjustable means mounted at intervals thereon, supporting means sustained by said adjustable means and cushions for the translucent portions of the skylight consisting of strips of material bent into zigzag lines arranged on said supporting means.

9. An improvement in skylights and analogous devices consisting of a supporting-bar, adjustable means mounted thereon at intervals supporting the translucent material and cushions consisting of strips bent into a zigzag line arranged between the supporting means and the translucent material.

In testimony that We claim the above `We hereunto set our hands in the presence of the vsubscribing Witnesses.

FREDERICK C. KASCH. WILLIAM EBERHARD.

In presence oi`- THOMAS BELL, C. E. I-IUMPHREY, M. I-I. SURGEON. 

